Alright MMAVictor and MMA-Freak fans, it’s that time again! Time to get you caught up on all or any mma news you might have missed this past weekend. It was a great weekend of fights for the UFC, Bellator and others as well. We saw some awesome knock outs, great submissions and we crowned three new TUF winners.
Fight Results:
~Bellator 84~
Date: December 14, 2012
Location: Hammond, Indiana
Venue: The Venue at Horseshoe Hammond Casino
Broadcast: MTV2, Spike.com
MAIN (MTV2, 8 p.m. ET)
- Alexander Volkov def. Richard Hale via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-46, 49-46) – wins vacant heavyweight title
- Louis Taylor def. Joe Vedepo via KO (punch)
- Daniel Vizcaya def. Jack Hermansson via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
- Felice Herrig def. Patricia Vidonic via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
PRELIMINARY (Spike.com, 6:30 p.m. ET)
- Christian Uflacker def. Cliff Wright via technical decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Anthony Gomez def. Anton Talamantes via submission (rear-naked choke)
- Jerald Williams def. Joey Diehl via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Robert White def. Kenny Booker via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
~Legacy FC 16~
Date: December 14, 2012
Location: Allen, Texas
Venue: Allen Event Center
Broadcast: AXS TV
MAIN (AXS TV)
- Will Campuzano def. Jimmy Flick via TKO (knee and punches) – wins inaugural flyweight title
- Matt Hobar def. Steven Peterson via majority decision (29-27, 29-27, 28-28)
- Chas Skelly def. Reynaldo Trujillo via TKO (punches)
- Ryan Benoit def. Joseph Sandoval via TKO (punches)
- Derrick Krantz def. Charles Byrd via submission (rear-naked choke)
- Klayton Mai def. Alex Russ via submission (guillotine choke)
- Darrion Caldwell def. Quaint Kempf via TKO (punches)
PRELIMINARY (Untelevised)
- Eli Tamez def. Nathan Torres via TKO (injury)
- Russell Brewer def. Aaron Culpepper via unanimous decision
- Evan Thompson def. Bobby Moore via TKO (punches)
- Sidney Cawdrey def. Joseph Salas via unanimous decision
- Alfredo Leija def. Alex Madrid via TKO (punches)
~UFC on FX 6 Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson~
Date: December 14, 2012
Location: Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Venue: Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Broadcast: FX, FUEL TV
MAIN (FX, 9 p.m. ET)
- Ross Pearson def. George Sotiropoulos via TKO (punches)
- Robert Whittaker def. Brad Scott via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) – “TUF: Smashes” welterweight-tournament final
- Norman Parke def. Colin Fletcher via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) – “TUF: Smashes” lightweight-tournament final
- Hector Lombard def. Rousimar Palhares via TKO (strikes)
Watch the devastating KO’s from a great night of fights at UFC on FUEL TV
Video courtesy of FUEL TV
PRELIMINARY (FUEL TV, 6 p.m. ET)
- Chad Mendes def. Yaotzin Meza via KO (punches)
- Joey Beltran def. Igor Pokrajac via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Mike Pierce def. Seth Baczynski via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- Ben Alloway def. Manuel Rodriguez via KO (kick, punches)
- Mike Wilkinson def. Brendan Loughnane via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Cody Donovan def. Nick Penner via TKO (strikes)
~The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale~
Date: December 15, 2012
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Venue: The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Broadcast: FX, FUEL TV, Facebook
MAIN (FX, 9 p.m. ET)
- Roy Nelson def. Matt Mitrione via TKO (punches)
- Colton Smith def. Mike Ricci via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26) – “TUF 16” tournament final
- Patrick Barry def. Shane Del Rosario via KO (punches)
- Dustin Poirier def. Jonathan Brookins via submission (D’arce choke)
PRELIMINARY (FUEL TV, 7 p.m. ET)
- Mike Pyle def. James Head via KO (knee and punches)
- Johnny Bedford def. Marcos Vinicius via KO (strikes)
- Rustam Khabilov def. Vinc Pichel via KO (suplex and punches)
- Anthony Waldburger def. Nick Catone via technical submission (triangle choke)
PRELIMINARY (Facebook, 5:35 p.m. ET)
- Hugo Viana def. Reuben Duran via TKO (punches)
- Mike Rio def. John Cofer via submission (armbar)
- Timothy Elliott def. Jared Papazian via unanimous decision (30-25, 30-25, 30-26)
Headlines:
UFC’s Nick Diaz unsuccessful in bid to have NSAC suspension, fine overturned
UFC on FX 6 bonuses: Alloway, Donovan, Penner earn $40K awards
Whittaker, Fletcher, Scott and Alloway each score $25K ‘TUF’ season bonuses
UFC on FX 6 draws announced sell-out crowd of 5,133 for venue record $900K gate
TUF 16 Finale bonuses: Barry, Waldburger, Elliott, Papazian get $40K each
TUF 16 Finale draws announced attendance of 2,500 for $318,525 gate
Ricci, Smith, Ellis, Manley win $25,000 ‘TUF 16’ season bonuses
Hector Lombard volunteers for injury replacement duty at UFC on FX 7
After ‘TUF 16’ championship, Colton Smith considering drop to lightweight
‘TUF 16’ runner-up Mike Ricci headed to lightweight, eyes UFC 158 slot
Reps: Rousimar Palhares broke foot early in UFC on FX 6 bout
Fight News:
Georges St-Pierre vs. Nick Diaz official for UFC 158 in Montreal
Dan Hardy wants UFC fight with Matt Brown in March or April; Riddle, not so much
Hendricks-Ellenberger set for UFC 158
Cote-Sakara rematch booked for UFC 158 in March
UFC on FUEL TV 7 adds Tom Watson vs. Stanislav Nedkov
Varner illness cancels bout with Guillard; fight moved to UFC 155
Maiquel Falcao meets Alexander Shlemenko for middleweight title at Bellator 88
Fresh off ‘TUF 16,’ Sam Alvey fights champ Elvis Mutapcic at MFC 36
Arlovski wins fourth straight, edges Mike Hayes in Moscow
The Sunday Junkie: Dec. 16 edition– Make sure you read my article
~Quote’s~
Pearson: Sotiropoulos punched coach, was knocked out in ‘TUF’ filming-Pearson (6-3 UFC) told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that Sotiropoulos (7-3 UFC) punched his assistant boxing coach off-camera over a Twitter beef. The boxing coach, Erin Beach, then knocked out Sotiropoulos. “That’s why I said I lost all respect for him, and that’s why I didn’t shake his hands afterward,” Pearson said. “That’s why I’m not his friend now – because he acted unprofessional.”
TUF 16 Finale’s Shane Del Rosario: ‘I definitely needed to get my ass kicked’ (before Barry Fight)
Georges St-Pierre said, ‘I really feel like I have unfinished business with Diaz, and I’d like to fight him,'” White told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) following Saturday’s The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale event. “The guy’s never asked us for anything. He’s an awesome champion. He does anything we ask of him. He asked us for a favor. So, he wants to fight Diaz? It’s not like people don’t want to see it.”
St-Pierre: I can’t fight everybody at once, so Diaz best fight for right now
Misc:
UFC boss doesn’t blame Bellator for advertising during UFC broadcasts
Fight Path: Evan Thompson following brother/UFC fighter Stephen’s path to MMA
Silva likely next if Bisping wins, UFC boss still says ‘GSP,’ Jones on horizon
White credits Rousey for shift toward women’s MMA, defends UFC 157 main event
Roy Nelson won’t change, won’t go away, and won’t make things easy on himself
Topic of the Weekend:
Should 3 fighters (Nick Diaz, Frankie Edgar and Chael Sonnen) coming off losses, be getting title shots in 2013?
And-
My quote’s of the weekend:
“Colin Fletcher looks like he belongs in a Rob Zombie Movie”
“Varner makes me sick! He wasn’t sick, he was scared”